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01/04 18:51 CST Lions beat playoff-bound Bears 19-16 on Bates' 42-yard field
goal as time expires
Lions beat playoff-bound Bears 19-16 on Bates' 42-yard field goal as time
expires
By ANDREW SELIGMAN
AP Sports Writer
CHICAGO (AP) --- Jared Goff led five scoring drives, Jake Bates kicked a
42-yard field goal as time expired and the Detroit Lions regrouped to beat the
NFC North champion Chicago Bears 19-16 on Sunday after blowing a 16-point lead
in the fourth quarter.
The Bears (11-6) stumbled into the playoffs with back-to-back losses, though
they secured the No. 2 seed in the NFC with Washington beating Philadelphia.
Chicago will host Green Bay in a wild-card game next week and would have
home-field advantage in the divisional round if it beats the Packers.
Caleb Williams set the franchise's single-season passing record and threw two
fourth-quarter touchdown passes as the Bears wiped out a 16-0 deficit.
The Lions (9-8) ended a disappointing season on a winning note when Bates
nailed a 42-yarder. A 26-yard pass from Goff to Amon-Ra St. Brown helped set up
the field goal, and Detroit came out on top after losing three in a row.
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